Writings from Warriors in Recovery
GREATER THAN MYSELF I joined the Army to be a part of the noblest cause – duty, honor, country. I sought purpose, structure, and the challenge of being a warrior. Serving in the 82nd Airborne
Thanks to those who noticed I have not been blogging lately and encouraged me to start writing again. Once more unto the breach I have taken a pause from writing for no good reason
I first heard the phrase “trauma is not a character defect” during an online Warriors Anonymous meeting – a recovery meeting for active duty military, law enforcement officers, first responders, and veterans.* It struck a
I showed up to Warriors Heart Lodge broken angry and hungover in September of 2023, I couldn’t even make it three days between an inpatient rehab and my flight to Texas without drinking. When I
2025 CALL TO ACTION Warrior definition: ‘A person engaged or experienced in warfare. Broadly: A person engaged in a struggle or conflict.’ Recovery definition: ‘The process of combating a disorder (such as alcoholism) or a
13 December 2024 Nothing worth doing comes easy “Nothing in the world is worth having or worth doing unless it means effort, pain, difficulty… I have never in my life envied a human being who